WHEREAS, New Jersey Army National Guard Specialist Ryan Doltz, a resident
of the State of New Jersey, graduated from Dover High School, and was
a dedicated member of the Mine Hill First Aid Squad; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Doltz joined the Virginia National Guard in 1998
while a student at the Virginia Military Institute, and subsequently enlisted
in the New Jersey Army National Guard in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Doltz served proudly as a member of the Third Battalion
of the 112th Field Artillery, and was deployed to Iraq in the service
of his country; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Doltz was a courageous soldier and a loving son
and brother; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Doltz has made the ultimate sacrifice, giving his
life in the line of duty while fighting for our country; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Doltz's patriotism and dedicated service to his
country make him a hero and a true role model for all Americans and, therefore,
it is appropriate and fitting for the State of New Jersey to mark his
passing and to honor his memory;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. McGREEVEY, Governor of the State of New
Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:

The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State
of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on
Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in recognition and mourning of New Jersey
Army National Guard Specialist Ryan Doltz.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 15th day
of June in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
and Four, and of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-Eighth.